State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry slammed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new chief minister, calling him a “Buzdar 2” and saying the problem is not a change of chief minister but a change of thinking.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament House, Talal Chaudhry argued that swapping chief ministers will not end the fight against terrorism, what’s needed is a new approach. 

He defended federal support to the province, saying Islamabad provided modern, bullet- and bomb‑proof vehicles for KP Police despite financial strain. He added these armored vehicles meet international standards, cost around PKR 100 million each, and were supplied on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s orders to boost counter‑terror efforts. 

Chaudhry criticized local politicians for turning the issue into a political stunt.

The minister said the KP chief minister’s stance was “childish,” accusing him of staging scenes to please PTI’s founder. He stressed that the National Action Plan against terrorism will continue regardless of how many chief ministers are changed.

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Talal Chaudhry also compared the KP chief minister to former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar, saying Sohail was placed in KP deliberately. He questioned how the chief minister could stand with police he allegedly failed to equip, warning that sitting in an armored vehicle while sending unarmed officers into danger is unacceptable.

The remarks came after KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi presided over his first official meeting and criticized the federal‑supplied vehicles as “old and poor quality,” calling them an insult to the province’s police. Afridi demanded the vehicles be returned and called for restoration of security details taken from former chief ministers so they can be protected. He made clear that law and order is his top priority and promised the police would be equipped with modern tools and weapons.

Afridi accused the federal government’s policies of allowing terrorism to resurge in the province. He said Islamabad was withholding constitutionally due funds, including war‑on‑terror money, and urged timely release of funds so the provincial government could strengthen the police and fight militancy effectively.